22/01/2009, first trading date of Government bond QHB0811089

HaSTC announces the first trading date of Government bond QHB0811089 as follows:

-          Issuer: Vietnam Development Bank

-          Bond name: government bond

-          Bond type: government bond issued by method of underwriting

-          Bond form: book entry

-          Par value: VND 100,000

-          Total listed volume: 10,000,000 bonds

-          Total listed value: VND 1000 billion

-          Bond code: QHB0811089

-          Bond term: 3 year

-          Bond coupon rate: 8.75%/year

-          Issue date: 29/12/2008

-          Maturity date: 29/12/2011

-         Principal and coupon payment method: Bond principal is paid once at the par value on the maturity date. Coupon is paid on the issue date of each year (first coupon payment is on 29/12/2009). At maturity, if the bondholder has not come to get principal and coupon payments, the principal and coupon payments will be reserved without interest after the maturity date.

-          First trading date: Thursday, 22/01/2009.

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